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    Totally A Pool Virgin. Need Help. Heater concerns

    Well I figured it out. Obviously the spark wasn't working at all. Something fishy going on there. I got a long lighter, went through the process and now it's lit and working. I'm so glad. What a process. It was a lot of learning but I did it. Now I know how to turn it on and off in the...
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    Totally A Pool Virgin. Need Help. Heater concerns

    Ok So I've been trying to light the pilot, but I think there is something missing after looking through the manual. The sparker (bottom circled) is making a spark on the wall left, but I looked in the instructions at images and it looks like there's a white thing (middle circled) that broke...
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    Totally A Pool Virgin. Need Help. Heater concerns

    thanks for all your input. I've figured stuff out, got the guy to come in and start it, however the pilot went out. I'm following instructions exactly, I see the spark happening when I push the pilot igniter but the pilot just isn't coming on. Should I see the pilot light right near where...
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    I feel so sick after swimming

    I just got my water tested, it has .7ppm copper in the water, and 0 chlorine, stabilizer is at 100ppm. The pool was at 94 this morning after the guy came and turned the heater on. Each time I went in for a dip, even though it was super warm, I felt kind of out of it. I went in a couple...
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    Totally A Pool Virgin. Need Help. Heater concerns

    Yes that is the manual. I looked at it today. I'm paranoid about using it. There's so many warnings throughout the book. On page 21 #4 it says - Turn knob on gas valve counterclockwise to “PILOT” then push control knob all the way and hold down. I have no idea what the control knob is...
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    Totally A Pool Virgin. Need Help. Heater concerns

    I just got the guy to come in yesterday to start my pool heater. I was concerned with all the warnings in the manual so had them come in to do it. I opened the pool a few weeks ago myself, seemed to have done everything ok except didn't turn the heater on, wanted someone else to do that. My...